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This research aims to analyze the usage difference between “～e daehayeo” and “eul/reul” since the postposition “～e daehayeo” has been overwhelmingly more used in Korean language textbooks at Elementary schools despite the fact that both postpositions can be interchangeably used. Most of cases, ～e daehayeo” were more likely to be seen in the instruction sentences of exercises section on the textbooks. The imperative sentences seen on the instruction were ended with “ha-sip-si-yo”, using honorific form. It shows that honorific forms and the original words (not the contracted form) were chosen in an effort to encourage students to use the polite form more often. The difference in usage between “eul” and “reul” mostly depends on the next ending constituent and previous constituent of the phrase. The result reveals that postpositions “～e daehayeo” and “eul/reul” were commonly selected depending on the previous constituent of the phrase over the next ending constituent. That is, when the previous constituent was a concrete object, “eul/reul” tended to come next. On the other hand, when the previous constituent was a abstract object or topic, “~e daehayeo ” were more likely to come next. In the same way, “eul/reul” can only be used in case that the previous constituent has a concrete object or referent. In cases of comprehensive topics that several topics exist in a discourse, “～e daehayeo” can only be used for ‘topics usages ’, ‘topic and opinion usages’, and ‘topic and partial usages’. When sentences had both a concrete referent or object and comprehensive topic, “~e daehayeo” and “eul/reul” tended to be both used. In such cases of ‘topic usages’, “~e daehayeo” had ‘topic highlighting usages’.